He's not zero anymore!

Yes, Sam has turned one! Which in Kevin's mind means that he is not zero anymore... which is important since he has been zero a long time now! :) I am not sure that Sam really understood that it was his birthday... but he enjoyed every minute of the fun! :)

Birthday morning brought his first present... a remote control car from grandma & Duane.

Trying to figure out how to get the present open...

Having fun driving his new car around the house

Sam's first car trip facing forward! He loved looking out the window on the way to IHOP for his birthday breakfast!

A big plate of pancakes with strawberry syrup... what could be better than this?

Sharing his pancake with Mommy

Since Sam's birthday was on a Wednesday, we took the afternoon off to spend with him before going to church for our evening activities. It was a beautiful day (80+ degrees), which was a huge improvement in comparison to all the rain and flooding a year ago when we were trying to get to the hospital! :) We had a great afternoon at the park!

Fun on the swings

Kevin on the slide

Kevin climbing on the jungle gym...
And as usual, Sam isn't far behind!
After all the fun at the park, we had worked up an appetite, which truly never seems to be a problem with Sam! :) So, we met up with Uncle Brad, Aunt Belinda, & cousins Jacob and Jonathan for dinner and a quick cupcake. In case you were wondering... all the boys LOVED the cupcakes, especially SAM!

I am not sure if it was a great first birthday for him, but as his momma, I loved every minute of it! I am thankful that we were able to have such an amazing day full of fun, love, laughter, and making memories! What a true blessing from above... just like my precious little boys!